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In 1931 St James Anglican Church was built to take advantage of the panorama through its altar window, but by 1954, the glacier had retreated from view.
Photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Whites Aviation Ltd :Photographs. Ref: WA-28789a-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/30119991.
Francis Joseph Glacier, 1906. Ring, James: Francis Joseph Glacier. Ring album 2. Ref: PA1-o-436-15-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22902308
The road to Franz Josef Glacier. Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16169
THE PREMIER'S TOUR OF WESTLAND, N.Z.: MR. SEDDON AND PARTY MAKING THE ASCENT OF THE FAMOUS FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER. Auckland Libraries Heritage Images Collection
Franz Josef Glacier, ca 1879-1892. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. Ref: PA1-o-354-23.
The Charm of Franz Josef - New Zealand Railways Advertising c.1927 - c.1930. Archives New Zealand (CC BY-SA 2.0)
New Zealand Railway poster - Franz Josef Glacier c.1932. Archives New Zealand (CC BY-SA 2.0)
RIVER OF ICE BETWEEN PRECIPITOUS ROCK WALLS: VIEW OF THE FRANZ JOSEF GLACIER FROM NEW MOTOR ROAD. Auckland Libraries Heritage Images Collection
Franz Josef Glacier 1930s. Whites Aviation Ltd :Photographs. Ref: WA-24999-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
Guided groups visit Franz Josef Glacier - date unknown. John Walker Collection Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections. (CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ)
Ice Formations on Franz Josef Glacier, Westland. Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga.
Temporary office and bar of the Glacier Hotel, Franz Josef, West Coast. 1961. McCormack, P (Mrs), fl 19--?. Glacier Hotel, Franz Josef. McNeish, James :Photographs and negatives of hotels in New Zealand. Ref: 1/2-135738-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
Publicity photographs of the Mountain View Top 10 Holiday Park, Franz Josef. 2002. Farrell, Damer, 1943- :Photographs of the West Coast. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Publicity photographs of the Mountain View Top 10 Holiday Park, Franz Josef. 2002. Farrell, Damer, 1943- :Photographs of the West Coast. Ref: PADL-000373. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Franz Josef Glacier photographed from the valley floor. 2001. Photo: Alexander Sommer
Franz Josef Glacier, Southern Alps, New Zealand. 2011. Photo: Jörg Hempel CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Lower part of Franz Josef Glacier 2014.
Franz Joseph is on the South Island's west coast. At its back door are the spectacular Southern Alps and a glacier that dates back fifteen thousand years to the last ice age.
The glacier is one of the South Island's most popular tourist destinations but in recent years the glacier has retreated significantly, to the point where guided tour groups are no longer feasible on the ice.
Simon Mercep talks to some people who call Franz Josef home and scientists who've been studying the glacier’s retreat and the 8,000-year-old history of the alpine fault.
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